Riding 2 up on a nice long weekend getaway is one of my favorite types of trips to go on. I tend to get lost when I am riding by myself. – Not lost in a literal sense, but lost inside my own head.And if you ride you know what I am talking about. girl strapping up her half shell helmetBut sometimes, when I am riding with the wifey on the back I can tend to relax even more than I was before. I couldn’t tell you exactly why this is – it just is. Maybe i’m not worried that she is somewhere in an accident, or has some other type of emergency that she can’t get through to my cell for. Maybe it’s the bump of her pink helmet into the back of mine when we I shift a little too fast. Maybe it’s because we have a lot of fun when we can get away just the two of us.

Arai doesn’t come out with brand new helmets that often, so when they do you know it’s special. The Corsair-X breaks ground on a couple new designs and chief among them is a new, rounder shell that has been specifically shaped to increase the chance you glance off an impact and not just take the hit directly. Improving energy absorption, this added safety doesn’t increase weight or drag and still performs just like you’d expect any Arai would.

Sena SMH10 Bluetooth ready, the Bell Mag-9 Sena makes talking while riding as easy as snapping in the unit and turning it on. The rest of the helmet isn’t half bad either with a large face shield, drop down sun shield and aerodynamic visor. Inside Bell’s Velocity Flow Ventilation system works to move the air in and out effectively. City riding or touring, the Mag-9 Sena is a great open face helmet.